It is all eyes on Los Angeles as the world now turns its head to the 2028 Olympics following the end of a pretty spectacular Paris Games.
And with it, there will be six new sports on the agenda for the next Olympiad - some of which we're guessing you've never watched or heard of.
The French capital officially handed over the baton to LA in a stunning closing ceremony involving Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre.
The legendary hip hop duo performed in a pre-recorded concert from Long Beach in California. The likes of Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers also entertained millions watching around the world, with all artists born and raised in the California sun.
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Hollywood legend Tom Cruise was also seen live in Paris, jumping off of the roof of the Stade de France in the most real Mission Impossible stunt we've ever seen him do.
It's goodbye to two sports in the Los Angeles Olympics
When it comes to the sports being played in 2028, there will be quite a change to the schedule seen in Paris.
We'll be saying goodbye to breaking (or breakdancing as it's commonly known) which only arrived on the scene in 2024, meaning there's little to no chance of seeing Aussie dancer Raygun go viral once again on the Olympic stage.
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Boxing is also set to be scrapped, with the clock ticking for it to save its spot following months of issues surrounding funding and governance.
As it stands, a 2025 deadline has been set for boxing to prove to the International Olympic Committee it has cleaned up its act behind the scenes.
As well as seeing if boxing makes it, all eyes will be on the six - yes, six - new sports heading to the City of Angels in 2028.
Debut sports for 2028 OIympics
It will be a debut appearance for flag football, which is based heavily off of American football and the NFL. Instead of physically tackling opponents, athletes will be tasked with removing flags from a flag belt on their opposition players to end the passage of play and move on to the next.
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Apart from the flag, the rules are incredibly similar to what you might see if you ever sit down to watch the NFL.
Another debut will be for squash, a racket sport that's never been in the Olympic Games before. It sees players compete in a four walled court with red lines on all walls, with players tasked with hitting the ball between the top and bottom red lines until you force your opponent to fail to do so.
You might have seen it in the Commonwealth Games, where it is likely to return in 2026, so you've time to get used to the rules.
Returning sports for 2028 Olympics
Four sports are being brought back to the Olympics for LA, starting with the American classic: baseball.
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Baseball was thrown to the rubbish heap in 2008 by Beijing but Los Angeles has committed to its definite return after being an optional sport for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Then there's softball, which was at every Olympic Games from 1996 until 2008. Sadly for aficionados, it was dropped by the London and Rio organisers.
Another North American sport - lacrosse - will also make a comeback in LA. It's a bit different for lacrosse, with it being absent from an Olympiad since 1908.
Lastly, it will be a return for cricket. It will be only the second time it has appeared at an Olympic Games, some 128 years after its debut in 1900.
Topics: Olympics, Sport, US News, World News, Boxing, Baseball, Cricket
Tom Earnshaw